Dmitry Furmanov
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Dmitriy Andreyevich Furmanov (Russian: Дми́трий Андре́евич Фу́рманов; 7 November 1891 – 15 March 1926) was a Russian writer, revolutionary and military officer.
Biography
He was born to a peasant family. For three years, he attended the
During
After his recovery, in 1921, he returned to Moscow, where he was employed by several organizations dealing with military publications and he completed his education at
He died of meningitis and is buried in Novodevichy Cemetery. In 1941, the town of Sereda, where he was born, was renamed Furmanov after him.
Despite the affair with his wife, he is best known for his novel about Chapayev. It was translated into English by George and Jeanette Kittell and issued by Foreign Languages Publishing House in 1940.
Awards
Order of the Red Banner. (1922)
See also
- Chapayev and Void (novel)
External links
- The Chapayev book
- "Dmitry Furmanov". Find a Grave. Retrieved August 30, 2010.